N.C. Ag Hall of Fame to induct Graham
Published: Thu, Nov. 20, 2008 12:30AM
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closeRALEIGH -- Jim Graham, North Carolina's longest-serving agriculture commissioner, will be inducted into the N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame.
Graham, who died in 2003 at the age of 82, served as agriculture commissioner from 1964 to 2001. During his record nine terms in office, he secured funding for a number of programs, including boll weevil eradication and the elimination of pseudorabies, cholera and tuberculosis in hogs, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Graham developed a network of five state-owned farmers markets and three agricultural centers across the state. He also started the "Goodness Grows in North Carolina" marketing program, and set up a program to check gas pumps, scales and price scanners for accuracy, the department said.
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The ceremony, which is invitation only, will take place today and will be presided over by Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.
The N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame was created by the General Assembly in 1953 to honor North Carolinians for distinguished service in agriculture. Candidates must be deceased at least one year before they are eligible for membership. Graham will become the hall's 34th member.
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